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SCIO-NL monthly meeting November 2024 (live in Vianen and in Dutch)

Vianen, Netherlands
Fri, Nov 8th, 2024
13:30 - 17:00  CET
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NL Members + Guests
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SCiO NL

SCIO-NL monthly meeting November 2024 (live in Vianen and in Dutch)

Development
SCIO-NL komt elke 2e vrijdag van de maand live bijeen in Vianen (Hagenweg 3c). Er staan geen vaste onderwerpen op de agenda (daarvoor organiseren we specifieke andere meetings), maar de ervaring leert dat er altijd wel een interessant gesprek op gang komt over......
Vianen, Netherlands
Fri, Nov 8th, 2024
13:30 - 17:00  CET
SCiO NL
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NL Members + Guests
Dutch, English
belgium speaker

Jan De Visch & Kashmir Birk - Humanizing the Corporation: A Regenerative Leadership Playbook

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In an era where the traditional corporate paradigm often views employees merely as cogs in the machinery of profit, Humanizing the Corporation: A Regenerative Leadership Playbook offers a revolutionary perspective. This insightful guide presents seven key......
Online event
Tue, Nov 12th, 2024
19:00 - 21:00  CET
SCiO Belgium
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English
ireland3
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SCiO Ireland

Systemic evaluation in an uncertain world

Online event
Thu, Nov 14th, 2024
11:00 - 12:00  GMT
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English
ireland3

Systemic evaluation in an uncertain world

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Evaluation is… "a way of thinking (and acting) that will not only aid your effectiveness, but also improve your capacity to make good decisions in your ordinary life" (based on Wadsworth, 2011). Why bother about 'evaluation'? Many of us are familiar with......
Online event
Thu, Nov 14th, 2024
11:00 - 12:00  GMT
SCiO Ireland
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English, Finnish
opening the box
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SCiO Finland

Opening the Box – Communicating Systems Thinking

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Thu, Nov 14th, 2024
16:00 - 17:30  EET
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English, Finnish
opening the box

Opening the Box – Communicating Systems Thinking

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“Opening the Box: Systems Thinking for Transformative Conversations” delves into the core principles of systems thinking...
opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations - Jan De Visch - Miguel Pantaleon - Namrata Arora - Tony Korycki
Online event
Thu, Nov 14th, 2024
16:00 - 17:30  EET
SCiO Finland
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Why Practice Systems Thinking?

The world around us is full of complexity, from the environment, to our workplaces to our own bodies. Systems thinking equips you with a framework to understand these complexities and navigate them more effectively. 

Systems thinking helps you tackle complex problematic situations: Many situations we face have interconnected causes and effects. By seeing the bigger picture and the relationships within a situation, you can identify patterns, causal mechanisms, structures, power, and dynamics. This allows you to design changes that address the system as a whole, rather than just treating symptoms.

SCiO is an International Community

If you are interested in setting up a SCiO group in your country or region, please contact us.
English
1:01

10 Years of Systems Thinking Practice: Learnings from the Struggle

Ten years ago, I embarked on a mission to help people tackle complex challenges by synthesising them into maps. Over time, I mastered the technique and further developed it. However, only a few of the hundreds of people I worked with developed a deeper interest in improving their understanding of Systems Thinking principles, tools, and methodologies. I would like to share my reflections on my...
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English
1:01

10 Years of Systems Thinking Practice: Learnings from the Struggle

Ten years ago, I embarked on a mission to help people tackle complex challenges by synthesising them into maps. Over time, I mastered the technique and further developed it. However, only a few of the hundreds of people I worked with developed a deeper interest in improving their understanding of Systems Thinking principles, tools, and methodologies. I would like to share my reflections on my...
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English
0:38 +Q

Perceptual Control Theory - an 'inside-out' approach to systems thinking

This presentation introduces Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) as an 'inside-out' approach to systems thinking, offering a unique perspective for practitioners in the field. PCT posits that control is an internal process, emphasizing the control of perception rather than behaviour. This distinction sets PCT apart from many traditional systems thinking approaches. The talk will elucidate key PCT...
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English
0:38 +Q

Perceptual Control Theory - an 'inside-out' approach to systems thinking

This presentation introduces Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) as an 'inside-out' approach to systems thinking, offering a unique perspective for practitioners in the field. PCT posits that control is an internal process, emphasizing the control of perception rather than behaviour. This distinction sets PCT apart from many traditional systems thinking approaches. The talk will elucidate key PCT...
Use with Accreditation
English
1:00

Self-organising beings: the art and practice of embodied wisdom

We are by nature complex self-organising beings, situated within a universe organised in the same way. This has profound implications for how we could potentially organise society, our organisations, and our lives. Systemic practice calls us to attend not just to the systems out there, but also to ourselves, so we can effectively leverage our embodied wisdom towards desired change. This session...
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English
1:00

Self-organising beings: the art and practice of embodied wisdom

We are by nature complex self-organising beings, situated within a universe organised in the same way. This has profound implications for how we could potentially organise society, our organisations, and our lives. Systemic practice calls us to attend not just to the systems out there, but also to ourselves, so we can effectively leverage our embodied wisdom towards desired change. This session...
Contact the Author
English
1:01

Exploring a multi-agency system - requisite variety, complexity, systems laws and a bit of a whack

Multiple Disadvantage is a systemic issue - yet the prevailing narrative can be one of individual choice. Multiple disadvantage is also almost an exclusively multi-agency issue. Combine this perceptual and structural complexity and it becomes a little bit tricky to try and sort out. Here we take a heavy dose of requisite variety, add some complexity balancing, blend in some [other] systems laws...
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English
1:01

Exploring a multi-agency system - requisite variety, complexity, systems laws and a bit of a whack

Multiple Disadvantage is a systemic issue - yet the prevailing narrative can be one of individual choice. Multiple disadvantage is also almost an exclusively multi-agency issue. Combine this perceptual and structural complexity and it becomes a little bit tricky to try and sort out. Here we take a heavy dose of requisite variety, add some complexity balancing, blend in some [other] systems laws...
Contact the Author
English
0:35

Exploring Systems Thinking practices for transformative change

Systems thinking offers a complementary way of working with complexity through a different lens. It taps into our intuitive knowing that all things and beings are interconnected and inter-dependent. The practice of systems thinking lies in understanding patterns between phenomena rather than breaking issues down into constituent parts, in the knowledge that the definition of a problem determines...
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English
0:35

Exploring Systems Thinking practices for transformative change

Systems thinking offers a complementary way of working with complexity through a different lens. It taps into our intuitive knowing that all things and beings are interconnected and inter-dependent. The practice of systems thinking lies in understanding patterns between phenomena rather than breaking issues down into constituent parts, in the knowledge that the definition of a problem determines...
Use with Accreditation
English
0:54 +Q

opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations

This was a special event focusing on learning and communication of systems thinking for practitioners, decision-makers and executives, through the new essay and booklet 'opening the box' and features four SCiO chapter leads: Jan de Visch (Belgium), Miguel Pantaleon (Spain), Namrata Arora (India) and Tony Korycki (UK). The team has been working for several months on an initiative to explore how we...
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English
0:54 +Q

opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations

This was a special event focusing on learning and communication of systems thinking for practitioners, decision-makers and executives, through the new essay and booklet 'opening the box' and features four SCiO chapter leads: Jan de Visch (Belgium), Miguel Pantaleon (Spain), Namrata Arora (India) and Tony Korycki (UK). The team has been working for several months on an initiative to explore how we...
Use with Accreditation
English

opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations

NOTE: This book should be ordered through your local Amazon site. RRP: £5.00 (£2.00 kindle) Paperback: ‎ 56 pp Publisher: ‎SCiO Publications; ASIN: B0DG36M38N ”opening the box" invites you to delve into the realms of systems thinking, by exploring four layers of ‘systems’: parts and wholes, nascent development, coherence, and metamorphosis. This book is for those who may not believe that they use...
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English

opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations

NOTE: This book should be ordered through your local Amazon site. RRP: £5.00 (£2.00 kindle) Paperback: ‎ 56 pp Publisher: ‎SCiO Publications; ASIN: B0DG36M38N ”opening the box" invites you to delve into the realms of systems thinking, by exploring four layers of ‘systems’: parts and wholes, nascent development, coherence, and metamorphosis. This book is for those who may not believe that they use...
Use with Accreditation